1. Scene survey
Before anything is touched, the crew looks over the room for sharp objects, hidden pooling and belongings worth saving.
Boston, MA · Suffolk County
Waste on the floor, on the bed or in the bathroom of a Boston home is a health risk for everyone inside. Call (877) 812-4220 and a cleanup team will remove it and make the space safe again.
If anyone is in danger, call 911 first. For a suicide crisis, call or text 988.
Urine cleanup is the removal of urine and the treatment of the odor it leaves. Old urine stains can hide in padding, subfloor and mattress layers, which is why surface cleaning alone often fails.
After a human waste mess in Boston, you can get feces cleanup, urine removal and disinfection anywhere in Suffolk County. Families call Boston Biohazard Cleanup Help when the situation is too large, too deep or too difficult to face alone.
About 35% of residents in Boston are older adults who live alone, and waste cleanup is often needed after a fall or illness that no one noticed right away. With 9% of housing in Boston vacant, property owners and banks sometimes need waste removed before a home is sold or re-rented.
What human feces & urine cleanup covers:
Before anything is touched, the crew looks over the room for sharp objects, hidden pooling and belongings worth saving.
Plastic sheeting and sealed doorways keep contamination from being carried into clean rooms on shoes or tools.
Feces, stained porous materials and contaminated debris are removed. Surfaces that can stay are cleaned and disinfected.
Odor is treated at its source, waste is hauled away as regulated waste, and the room is checked before it is handed back.
Human feces & urine cleanup in Boston, MA typically costs $400 to $1,500, depending on the size of the affected area and the materials involved.
The number of rooms involved changes the total, since each affected area needs its own containment, cleaning and disinfection.
| Type of job | Typical range |
|---|---|
| Human waste cleanup average | $400 - $1,500 |
Estimates only, not a quote. Sources: Yelp Costs. Price drivers include amount of waste, whether it soaked into flooring or furniture, odor treatment, waste disposal. Call (877) 812-4220 to talk through the job.
The safety steps are the same, but commercial jobs may involve shared restrooms, customers and business hours. Crews work to close off the area, clean it and keep documentation for managers and insurers.
Not one that is safe to pour on a floor or carpet. Dissolving waste spreads it deeper into materials. The right method is to lift the waste, remove soaked porous items and disinfect the surface.
Wear gloves, lift the waste with a disposable tool and bag it. Hose down only hard surfaces away from drains, wells and play areas. For large amounts, near a home or on a worksite, a cleanup team can remove and disinfect.
Yes. Human feces can carry bacteria and viruses such as E. coli, hepatitis A and norovirus. In large amounts, or when it soaks into building materials, it is cleaned with protective gear and disinfected like any other biohazard.
There is no safe rule for how long. Germs in waste can remain on surfaces and in dust after the waste has dried. That is why aged waste is still cleaned and disinfected with protection.
Crews follow rules designed to protect workers from bloodborne pathogens, including the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard, 29 CFR 1910.1030, when blood or other body fluids are present. Rental housing and sanitation rules vary by city and county.
Call (877) 812-4220 and describe what happened.
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